| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2110 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2097 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1309 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 620 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 575 |
| Registration plate issues | 444 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 425 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 379 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 323 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 312 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 305 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 301 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 292 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 275 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 249 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 244 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 243 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 207 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 191 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 190 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 182 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 121 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 119 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 114 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 104 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 93 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 83 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 83 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 78 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 72 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 60 |